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Dorian, Nancy C., ed. 1989. Investigating obsolescence: Studies in language contraction and death. Cambridge University Press. xiv + 445 pp.
Publication type
Book – edited volume
Publication language
English
Keywords
context | language change | language death | language shift | second language acquisition

Annotation

This collective volume addresses language change and death from different perspectives. The first part examines the social context of language shift. The second part deals with linguistic change as a structured phenomenon. The final part contains five invited commentaries from scholars who discuss the various articles from the perspectives of related fields.

Reviewed by

Blyth, Carl S. 1994. Review of $Investigating obsolescence: Studies in language contraction and death.
Menz, Florian. 1995. Review of $Investigating obsolescence: Studies in language contraction and death.
Drechsel, Emanual J. 1990. Review of N.C.Dorian (ed.) (1989: `Investigating obsolescence: Studies in language contraction and death').
Hudson, Richard. 1990. Review of N.C.Dorian (ed.) (1989: Investigating obsolescence: Studies in language contraction and death').